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Italian bread vs. Matzo — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between italian bread and matzo

  • Italian bread has more folate, copper, vitamin B1, calcium, and polyunsaturated fat; however, matzo is richer in selenium, manganese, and vitamin B6.
  • Italian bread covers your daily folate needs 44% more than matzo.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Bread, italian and Crackers, matzo, plain.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 23% 9.7% 110% 64% 23% 44% 72% 61% 148%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 3.9% 9.9% 119% 20% 19% 38% 0% 85% 201%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +500%
Contains more CopperCopper +218.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +26.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +15.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +40.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +35.7%
~equal in Magnesium ~25mg
~equal in Potassium ~112mg
~equal in Iron ~3.16mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 5.8% 0% 118% 67% 82% 23% 11% 0% 3% 143% 8%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 1.2% 0% 97% 67% 73% 27% 27% 0% 0.75% 13% 5.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +383.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +22.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +12.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +300%
Contains more FolateFolate +1023.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +35.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +17.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +139.6%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.291mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Italian bread Matzo DV% diff.
Folate 191µg 17µg 44%
Sodium 550mg 0mg 24%
Selenium 27.2µg 36.9µg 18%
Copper 0.191mg 0.06mg 15%
Carbs 50.1g 83.7g 11%
Manganese 0.464mg 0.65mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.473mg 0.387mg 7%
Calcium 78mg 13mg 7%
Calories 271kcal 395kcal 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.39g 0.603g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.048mg 0.115mg 5%
Fats 3.5g 1.4g 3%
Iron 2.94mg 3.16mg 3%
Vitamin B3 4.381mg 3.892mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.812g 0.127g 2%
Zinc 0.86mg 0.68mg 2%
Phosphorus 103mg 89mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.29mg 0.06mg 2%
Protein 8.8g 10g 2%
Saturated fat 0g 0.226g 1%
Choline 14.6mg 10.8mg 1%
Fiber 3.2g 3g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.378mg 0.443mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.2µg 0.3µg 1%
Net carbs 46.9g 80.7g N/A
Magnesium 27mg 25mg 0%
Potassium 110mg 112mg 0%
Sugar 3.17g 0.29g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.292mg 0.291mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.103mg 0.116mg 0%
Threonine 0.245mg 0.267mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.333mg 0.371mg 0%
Leucine 0.614mg 0.692mg 0%
Lysine 0.197mg 0.193mg 0%
Methionine 0.156mg 0.176mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.433mg 0.494mg 0%
Valine 0.376mg 0.42mg 0%
Histidine 0.188mg 0.213mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 4% 50% 36% 2%
Protein: 8.8 g
Fats: 3.5 g
Carbs: 50.1 g
Water: 35.7 g
Other: 1.9 g
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10% 84% 4%
Protein: 10 g
Fats: 1.4 g
Carbs: 83.7 g
Water: 4.3 g
Other: 0.6 g
Contains more FatsFats +150%
Contains more WaterWater +730.2%
Contains more OtherOther +216.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +13.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +67.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
37% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.812 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.39 g
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24% 13% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.226 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.127 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.603 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -100%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +539.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +130.5%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Italian bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174913/nutrients
  2. Matzo - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172740/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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